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 NEW ZEALAND
FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : Jul-Dec 2002
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Former franchisee sues NZ Post. Former NZ Post franchise
holder Keith Elliott is taking the state-owned enterprise to court,
alleging he suffered loss after wrongful cancellation of his franchise.
.... [more]
23 Dec, 2002
Inghams wins KFC contract. The fast-food company Restaurant
Brands says it will switch its chicken suppliers from 2004, reducing
its costs by at least $5 million a year. .... [more]
17 Dec, 2002
Kwik Kopy case raises question of franchise. A bitter
legal fight has effectively ended Kwik Kopy's New Zealand franchise
operation. .... [more]
16 Dec, 2002
New Panel For Franchise Dispute Resolution. The Franchise
Association has launched a major new initiative aimed at making it
quicker and cheaper for franchisors and franchisees to settle disputes.
.... [more]
16 Dec, 2002
RELATED - New Guide For Small Businesses. Standards
New Zealand has launched a guide to encourage small business operators
to improve the way they do business. .... [more]
12 Dec, 2002
New business advisory group runs into criticism. The
Government wants to set up its own advisory panel of plumbers, dairy
owners and other small-business operators - but does not want to hear
all their concerns. .... [more]
11 Dec, 2002
KFC licks wounds, blames supplier. Sales in Restaurant
Brands' staple brand KFC fell 4.4 per cent in the third quarter after
problems with substandard chicken supplies led to a promotion being
canned. .... 11 Dec, 2002
Ad ban for junk food floated. A ban on advertising junk
food to children is being floated by the Health Ministry as it looks
to revamp public health laws. .... 3 Dec, 2002
Top Franchising Perfomers Awarded. From the moment
the lights dimmed and the sights and sounds of Grand Prix racing filled
the auditorium it was clear that the New Zealand Franchise Awards
were going to be all about High Performance. .... [more]
1 Dec, 2002
Kiwibank closes in on target. New Zealand Post will
fall just short of opening 300 Kiwibank branches by Christmas, but
will come close. .... [more]
27 Nov, 2002
Islanders' chance of lifetime. A business development
organisation, Work and Income and a nationwide property maintenance
franchise have joined forces to give a group of Aucklanders the chance
to go into business for themselves. .... [more]
22 Nov, 2002
McDonald's beefs up local headquarters. Food giant
McDonald's opens its new $10 million national headquarters in Freemans
Bay, Auckland, tomorrow. .... [more]
20 Nov, 2002
Underweight salads cost KFC $13,000. Fast-food outlet
KFC has been fined for selling underweight tubs of its products for
the second time in five years. .... [more]
14 Nov, 2002
Franchise industry - award winners. Announcing the winners
of the Franchise Association of New Zealand's (FANZ) annual awards,
Robert Fowler, Chairman of FANZ, says the Franchise Awards are the
premier franchising event of the year, celebrating excellence in franchising.
.... [more]
4 Nov, 2002
Fast track to success. Fastway Couriers' enthusiasm
for tackling international markets has brought it success at this
year's Franchise Awards. .... [more]
4 Nov, 2002
Tiny Kiwibank bites at the heels of ANZ, Westpac. Kiwibank
says it is gaining many customers from ANZ and Westpac, a claim rubbished
by the big banks. .... [more]
4 Nov, 2002
NZ Franchisees Defend Kwik Kopy Case. The lawyer for
three small businessmen fighting the Australasian arm of an international
copy centre franchise told the High Court at Auckland last week its
operations in this country had been "stigmatised by failure." ....
[more]
1 Nov, 2002
ANZ signs union deal. The Finance Sector Union and ANZ
have signed a collective employment agreement covering 1900 staff.
.... [more]
26 Oct, 2002
DB Breweries buys 7 Liquorlands. NZ Liquor has agreed
to sell the stores to DB, which owns the 72-store Liquorland franchise,
by February next year. .... [more]
23 Oct, 2002
Dymocks makes up for lost time. As the dust settles
on a bitter four-year legal battle with a former franchise-holder,
bookseller Dymocks has shed the baggage and declared itself determined
to almost triple its New Zealand market share within three years.
.... [more]
18 Oct, 2002
Kwik Kopy Goes To Court. A lawsuit pitting three small
businessmen against the Australasian arm of an international copy
centre franchise kicked off this week in the High Court at Auckland.
.... [more]
18 Oct, 2002
Expansion eats into fast food operator's profits. Fast
food operator Restaurant Brands has blamed its expansion into Australia
for a steep drop in half-year profit. .... [more]
18 Oct, 2002
Mars Venus Coaching Comes to NZ. Men may be from Mars
and women from Venus, but it's franchisees from New Zealand that best-selling
author Dr John Gray is turning his attention to next. .... [more]
16 Oct, 2002
Harvey rubbishes Watson's claim. Eric Watson doubts
Aussie retail giant Harvey Norman has ever made a buck in New Zealand.
That's rubbish, retorts Gerry Harvey, the company's ebullient chairman
and major shareholder. .... 13 Oct, 2002
WestpacTrust boss seeks Kiwibank talks. Talks with Kiwibank
are high on the list of early jobs for WestpacTrust's new chief, and
the state-owned banking newcomer says it welcomes an approach. ....
[more]
12 Oct, 2002
RELATED - NZ small businesses on the rebound, outperform wider
economy. New Zealand's small businesses outperformed the rest
of the economy in the first half of the year, according to National
Bank's Small Business Monitor released today. .... 11 Oct, 2002
Brand ignites a classic flame in Kiwi tastebuds. When
American-born Dennis Jones first popped his head into New Zealand,
the flame-grilled flavour could be found only on the summer barbecue.
.... [more]
10 Oct, 2002
Watchdog to check out Kiwibank's loan pledge. Kiwibank's
much-touted mortgage guarantee will come under the spotlight of a
Commerce Commission probe after a complaint from a competitor. ....
[more]
9 Oct, 2002
Revealed: best and worst banks. Our worst banks have
been revealed in a new survey that shows ANZ customers are the unhappiest
in the country. .... 6 Oct, 2002
ANZ staff talk action over new structure. ANZ staff,
fearful that the bank's new franchising regime may undermine their
collective contract, will today discuss industrial action. .... [more]
4 Oct, 2002
Window Maintenance 'Exceeds' Expectations. Exceed Window
Maintenance brings a new name and new colour to a popular franchise.
.... [more]
30 Sep, 2002
Franchisors Must Show Revenue Streams. Franchisors who
hide their revenue streams create suspicion and mistrust. That's the
verdict of one of the country's top franchise consultants. .... [more]
23 Sep, 2002
E-tailer goes for bricks and mortar. Loss-making internet
retailer Beauty Direct plans to build a franchise network of retail
outlets as it pursues a new business model that leaves its pure-internet
roots behind. .... [more]
20 Sep, 2002
Kiwibank makes little impact on banking market. Kiwibank
seems to be picking up mainly low-value customers and might have signed
up fewer than 1000 mortgages in six months, making it a puny rival
even for the other New Zealand-owned bank, TSB Bank. .... 20 Sep, 2002
Fastfood group's staple diet reaps results. Coffee
and fast food are the winning recipe for Restaurant Brands as the
company announced another solid increase in quarterly sales. ....
[more]
18 Sep, 2002
Kiwibank's losses on target. State-owned Kiwibank made
a planned-for loss to the end of June of $10.2 million, and says its
60,000th customer will join this weekend. .... [more]
14 Sep, 2002
Record Entry For Franchise Awards. Competition is hotting
up for NZ's top franchise honours. The organisers of the New Zealand
Franchise Awards have received a record number of entries from franchisees
and franchisors all round the country. .... [more]
12 Sep, 2002
Banks likely to match Kiwibank's mortgage move. Banks
will be forced to respond to Kiwibank's guarantee that it would offer
the cheapest mortgage for the next six years, Consumers' Institute
chief executive David Russell says. .... 10 Sep, 2002
Banking lecturer dubious about Kiwibank home loan plans.
Kiwibank's promises to refund differences in home loan costs to its
customers who prove they could get a better deal elsewhere sounds
more "hype than substance" to Massey University's banking expert David
Tripe. .... 9 Sep, 2002
Kiwibank begins mortgage assault. Kiwibank is guaranteeing
its home loan deals will better any other major bank in New Zealand
over the next six years in a bid to lure customers from the big five.
.... [more]
9 Sep, 2002
Avis seeks okay to buy Budget NZ. The US parent company
of rental car firm Avis is seeking Commerce Commission approval to
buy the New Zealand business of rival Budget as part of a multi-country
takeover. .... [more]
6 Sep, 2002
Top Franchise Website Re-Launched. NZ's top franchise
website (www.franchise.co.nz)
has been re-launched to provide potential franchise buyers with easier
access to vital information on franchise opportunities and advice
about buying a franchise. .... [more]
16 Aug, 2002
Briscoe sales booming. A buoyant retail market boosted
Briscoe Group sales by 17.2 per cent for the three months to July
31. .... 14 Aug, 2002
Kiwibank goes on attack over rates. Kiwibank yesterday
dropped its home loan rates and claimed other banks were overcharging
customers. .... 10 Aug, 2002
NZ's Largest Franchise Expo. People often have the intention
to explore the idea of starting their own business, or to gain further
ideas on how to help their business grow. The question is "Where do
I start looking?" .... [more]
9 Aug, 2002
Sitting on a home-grown winner. An attempt at franchising
did not work for Homesit NZ, so managing director Liz Bradley has
a new approach. .... [more]
26 Jul, 2002
Asians swell ranks of top pie makers. Increasing numbers
of Asian bakeries have boosted entries in the Bakels Supreme Pie Awards
to record levels. .... [more]
26 Jul, 2002
ANZ 'Franchise' Logical Step For Sector. The announcement
last week by ANZ that it is to introduce a franchise model to its
network of branches marks the next logical step for the financial
industry in New Zealand. .... [more]
23 Jul, 2002
Workshop To Help Resolve Disputes. A workshop being
held in Auckland next month aims to help franchisors and franchisees
resolve disputes quickly and cheaply through mediation. .... [more]
12 Jul, 2002
Call For Kiwi Franchises To Export More. Government-led
initiatives have created a strong franchise market with huge export
potential for Singapore, says franchise consultant Albert Kong. New
Zealand could also benefit from such positive input. .... [more]
9 Jul, 2002
Harcourts stake changes hands. Christchurch-based chairman
Stephen Collins has sold his 54 percent controlling shareholding in
Harcourts to the managing director Mike Green and executive director
Paul Wright, giving them full ownership. .... 19 Jul, 2002
Burger ad proves a Whopper. A new television campaign
for Burger King was created in Henderson, features the Himalayas and
will be screened all over Asia and the Pacific. .... [more]
18 Jul, 2002
Burger King deal fulfils dream. Auckland entrepreneur
Dennis Jones has captured control of Burger King New Zealand, cleaning
out other shareholders in a deal understood to be worth up to $30
million. .... [more]
6 Jul, 2002
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